Remembering Rosa Porto: Matriarch of Porto Bakery Passes at 89

In memory of Rosa Porto

I am saddened to hear about the passing of Rosa Porto the Matriarch of the Porto Bakery based in Southern California has passed away at the age of 89. Her story was am All American Dream. This is from their website....

 "Porto’s Bakery was born out of Rosa’s love for sharing her wonderful cakes and pastries with friends and family. Today the Porto family is still committed to using the finest ingredients from all over the world ensuring that quality remains the cornerstone of the Porto tradition. Rosa Porto is now retired, but her recipes and her high standard remain, including her motto “quality is the number one ingredient in everything we do”.

 This is the family announcement about the passing of Rosa....

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of ‪‪Porto’s Bakery‬‬ founder and Porto family matriarch, Rosa Porto. She passed peacefully yesterday at the age of 89 surrounded by her loving husband and family.
Rosa was an incredible woman who started Porto’s humbly from her home kitchen selling cakes and pastries to friends and family while simultaneously being an extraordinary wife and mother to her three children. Later, when in her late 60’s, Rosa stepped back from the family business she had started to focus her love and passion on raising her seven grandchildren. There was no greater sense of joy and pride for Rosa than her grandchildren and soon to be great grandchild.
To all of our family, friends, and guests from across our communities: though there are no words that can convey our sadness at this time, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for all the love and kindness you have shown us throughout the years.